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Receivables, Net
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Receivables, Net  
Receivables, Net

8.     Receivables, Net

June 30,

December 31,

($ in millions)

2020

    

2019

Trade accounts receivable

$

915

$

647

Unbilled receivables

541

556

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

(9)

(17)

Net trade accounts receivable

1,447

1,186

Other receivables

363

445

$

1,810

$

1,631

The company has entered into several regional committed and uncommitted accounts receivable factoring programs with various financial institutions for certain of its receivables. The programs are accounted for as true sales of the receivables, without recourse to Ball, and had combined limits of approximately $1.3 billion at June 30, 2020, and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019. A total of $227 million and $230 million were available for sale under these programs as of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Other receivables include income and sales tax receivables, related party receivables and other miscellaneous receivables.